![]() ![]() The Brown Shoe Company is now under the name Caleres, who also incorporates Dr. There is only one left in the entire country.in Atlanta Georgia. So what happened to Buster Brown shoes? Are they still available? Are there any Buster Brown shoe stores in Michigan? No, there aren't. The townsfolk came out in mass numbers.īuster's look just didn't happen from someone's imagination.he was based on a real kid: Granville Hamilton Fisher, who had that soon-to-be-famous pageboy haircut. Buster woulda fit in perfect with the rascals, as he was always getting into mischief.įor 26 years - from 1904-1930 – the shoe company hired 'little people' to dress as Buster and travel from town to town, making personal appearances. By the 1920s, his dog in the films were played by the same dog who was the original “Pete” in the silent “Our Gang” (Little Rascals) films. : BUSTER BROWNS BOOK OF TRAVELS: (Outcault, R. ![]() He had a dog – which looks like a pitbull – and a girlfriend named Mary Jane (who, by the way, acquired her own line of shoes). Buster's adventures became so popular, that his image was used to promote the Brown Shoe Company beginning in 1904.īuster's popularity sprinkled over into books, comic books, and even the movies. If interested please don't hesitate to call/ message me.Info at Backward Glances says Buster Brown started as a comic strip in 1902. 5* home only please as this is heart breaking to start with. She has too much potential to be standing around in a field. Only reason I'm selling is I don't have the time for her and she's going to waste as a field ornament. Not nasty in any way, never had a single bite or kick from her, I've owned her from being nearly 1 year old. Spirit has been turned away for a year while I took time out to have my baby and recover, pulled her out the field the other day and didn't put a foot wrong. Perfect to box, catch, farrier, dentist, box. She's been the pub taxi, she's just good to have fun with in everything you do with her. She's done Appleby and didn't bother her one bit. She rides and drives, I've used her more for driving. She's done it all from jumping, to cross country. Spirit will be turning 9 years old this year but has the heart and power of a filly. Ideally looking for a competent teen or small adult. Not suitable as a first pony or for a small child as can be strong. He will make the right person very happy. He has seen farm traffic, livestock and isn't phased. Happier living out, not keen on being stabled. He can be kept in field with any mix of horses. He has no vices and is good to catch, load, travel and handle in general. As an advertising campaign, the company hired an army of midgets to tour the country, impersonating Buster Brown to promote their product, Buster Brown Shoes. A profile and more history of Buster Brown and the Brown Shoe company can be found here. It seemed a fitting match, in as much as they both, by chance, shared the same last name. The Buster logo was printed on all its shoe boxes, and the company hired 20 little people to dress as Buster Brown and appear in department stores, theaters, and shoe stores across the country. Although now known mostly as a coroprate symbol for a shoe company, Buster Brown was the best known boy character in 20th-Century America. This illustrator has dressed him in a fancy Little Lord Fauntleroy suit. He is a good doer and hasn't been sick or sorry in the 8 years he has been with us. I n 1904 The Brown Shoe Company licensed Buster Brown. Figure 1.-Buster Brown usually wore a yellow or red Buster Brown tunic suit. He would do excellent in PC type activities, an ideal general all rounder or happy hacker, also mother daughter share. ![]() Jacob is a super stamp of a cob with excellent conformation. Not been driven past 3 years as we no longer have harness or cart, or any interest in driving. ![]() Hacks alone or in company, including beach. Stunning traditional cob gelding, 15 years old, approx 13.2hh. ![]()
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